Tech Support People Are Sharing The Worst Cases They’ve Seen While On The Job (50 New Pics)
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Trust me, tech support workers, they’ve seen it all. Witnessing the infinite amount of hard grease on a mouse pad, sorting through makeshift computer ventilations, laying their eyes on needlessly creative audio outputs and whatnot, it’s just fair to say they’ve been to hell and back.
And thanks to Reddit's corner known as TechSupportGore, we now have the picture evidence that not everyone was born into electronics. Not even every second one of us.
We have selected some of the worst offenders in the tech department as shared by the blessed tech support employees who still smile back at us after knowing what gore we just submitted for repair. Scroll down, upvote the ones that made you cringe and sigh, and be sure to share your tech gone wrong experiences in the comment section!
Psst! Don’t forget to check out our previous tech support gore posts here and here.
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When They Get Creative With The Only Working Audio Output They Have
Since its beginning in 2012, the TechSupportGore subreddit grew its community to a solid 485k members who love to “cringe to the brink of passing out after a few minutes looking at this subreddit.”
Every post screams for help from tech support here. From makeshift electronics to cases where people thought repairing their computers would be a walk in the park, the fun is both painfully funny and (secretly) relatable.
So to find out more about the community, Bored Panda reached out to its moderator Coffeechipmunk who was happy to share some insights. “I feel like the community has grown different tastes for the subreddit over time, for sure. For a while, cable gore was boring, cracked screens, etc. Now? Bad wiring is loved.”
Customer Describes A “Slight” Burning Smell
Dont Use Lemonade To Clean Your Mouse. I Thought The Acidity Would Clean Off The Buildup Of Crumbs And Cheeto Grease But It Just Attracted These Ants. I Left Home For 2 Days, Just To See This On My Desk
When asked about the term “Tech Support Gore," the mod explained that it refers to “stuff in the tech support or IT field that's a computer comparable version of gore,” and added: “Instead of a heart ripped out, it's CPU pins. Slightly less awful.”
Coffeechipmunk said that among the worst tech support gore cases he has seen while moderating the community, it's "anything with bugs in it. That's the worst.” Also, “the guy who got a laptop full of milk. Yeesh.”
Go Check The Switch Closet. We Think Something Might Have Gotten Unplugged Somewhere
A Dove Made A Nest In The Projector In My Classroom
Improvised Way To Supply Power
Server Is Down!
Trouble Ticket Read "After Office Renovation Internet Doesn't Work"
And when it comes to the subreddit’s absurdly comical touch to its submissions, the moderator believes that “it’s played up for laughs a bit, to be honest.” Having said that, he added: “There's definitely posts where it's like, 'Yikes! That's bad.' But I can't imagine anyone passing out from seeing bad cabling, ya know?”
While We're Posting Pierced Fiber Lines
It’s Actually Fully Functional
So..this Came In Today..and It’s Glorious
I Don’t Work In Tech. My Hospital Has Some Occasional Network Issues...i’ve Finally Seen Behind The Curtain
Shared On Facebook. Why Is My Mouse Not Working?
Previously, the same moderator told us that part of the appeal of the subreddit comes down to the fact that it gives honest fun and cringe to viewers. “In a time where most of the internet can be incredibly serious and most times saddening or angering, TechSupportGore is fun because you go on it and you can laugh (and/or cringe) at the crazy posts.”
After all, “Where else can you see a post like, 'Wow, these cables really are messy' to 'A lizard fried my motherboard' back to back?”
This Must Be The Work Of A Madman
Saw This In The Basement Of A Mini-Mall
This "Watercooled" PC I Found For Sale Online
Coworker Had An Important Thumb Drive Fail On Her (Solder Pads Tore Off)... Just A Little Bit Of Janky Soldering And I Was Able To Recover The Files Just Fine
To Ensure Maximum Keyboard Stability, Hp Decided 57 Screws Was The Magic Number For The X360
The subreddit is especially relevant to the current generations Y and Z who basically grew up with tech around them. For these kids and young adults, seeing the picture of someone trying to charge their new laptop without taking it out of the box is essentially priceless.
Crispy
The Way The "Electrician" Repaired His Own Mistake At My Home Without Notifying Me (Optical Fiber Entry Link). "They Shouldn't Notice"
Playstation 2 Slim "Doesnt Turn On" Also Seller Had No Idea What Happened To It
“.. No I Have Never Dropped My Phone In Water Or Anything.”
Found This On A User's Desk
Student Spilled Nail Polish On Computer. Mother Tried To Clean It And Washed Off 26 Keys
Wife Spilled Coffee On Laptop...
Another Day In Paradise
That's Not Good...
How did someone shoot an arrow through a cable, let alone a bullet. I am just surprised that it stopped the bullet.
Why Would Anyone Make This?
Hey, wasn't there a boredpanda post saying there is no such thing as a male to male cable.
Mom, Can We Get Business-Grade Ethernet Switch? - No, We Have Business-Grade Ethernet Switch At Home. - Business-Grade Ethernet Switch At Home:
1 good internet vs 4 bad ones. Argument for 4 bad ones: they can build an internet ladder.
Hang In There Baby
Cox Literally Put A Generator Up This Telephone Pole ??? Apparently To Restore Internet To My Friends Block Somehow ??? They Come By Like Every 12 Hours To Refill It With Gas ??? Pray For Dhemecourt Be This Is F**king Sketchy
School's WiFi Network
Well At Least It’s Not Overheating
Time To Get A New Keyboard
This is traditional pc gamer keyboard wear. Especially MMOs. Notice the WASD, space, shift and alt. Most of the wear is from the left hand, because the right is holding a mouse.
I Was Not Prepared For The Discovery Of This Redneck Projector Mount
How Long Is That In Human Time?
So When My Old Build Threw In The Towel Some Time Back, It Looked Like It Was Sending Me Ransom Notes. Still Not Sure What Caused It. Mobo? Cpu?
What Kind Of Soap Were They Using? Returned After Less Than A Year Of Use
The Aftermath Of The Capitol Siege
Look At What This Spectrum Guy Did To My Poor Grandma...
The Router And Cables In My School's Server Room
New One For Me. Iron Shavings Stopped Speaker From Working
You sure it's not a yamazaki Soot Sprite? They live in unused houses, maybe they're now moving into unused laptop housing.
Facebook Marketplace "Problem With Cooling, I Cut It Open"
So My Laptop Died
Servers Are Down
Got To Keep The Press Brake Working
The Forbidden Capri Sun
I had this happen with the battery in my last laptop. It basically destroyed the damn thing. The repair guy said this happens when you don't let the battery drain periodically.
Nahh I Dont Need A Tutorial Or A Heating Gun
"Upgraded" PC
Oh No, Somebody Used Thermal Paste Instead Of Thermal Pads
Italic Ethernet Port
Dual Node Arm Server "Rack" Made Of Old Playing Cards And An Elastic Band. The Whole Budget Was Zero So It Has A Price To Performance Ratio Of Infinity. (Og Raspberry Pi And Orange Pi PC+, All From Random Parts Bin)
There’s Something Very Unsettling About 9gb Of Ram
Ahrg... It came standard with 2x 1GB. The official spec says it can only handle 8GB max (2x 4GB, obviously) so I'm guessing they felt smart buying 1x 8GB and leaving the one in? Of course this is terrible for performance; and in practice it supports 2x 8GB.
The Good Old Microwave And WiFi Combo
Ticket Began With A Client Asking “So, What Does Dell’s Accidental Damage Coverage Actually Cover?”
The Driver That Took Us To The Moon
Don't You Just Love Old Hardware?
Mmmmm, Toasty!
Desktop Support
Just Discovered This Abomination In Our Ceiling. Looks Like The Cctv Installers Have Created A New Poe Standard
I see no problem with that. Its insulated, and when they replace it on next visit its OK
This Was Sufficient Packaging For Shipping Several Desktops, Right?
Here's Part Two Of My Wife's Cousin Cables: This Beauty
Oh Gee... I Wonder Why It Fell
Making Tea. Bag Ripped. Used My PC Tower's Front Fan Filter To Separate The Bits
Working On A Customers Network. He Just Asked If I Knew What Port A Random Cable Was Plugged I To....
When Your Upstairs Neighbor Can't Stop Leaking Water Into Your Living Room
My Brother: "Don't Worry I Know How To Solder Leds". Also My Brother:
Customer's Imac Was Caught In A Flood... Surprisingly I Was Able To Recover The Data!
So, you mean their stuff were in a liquid state drive, for a while?
Just Checking Where I Can Plug In My Laptop. Middle Of A Gym Floor. Multiple Coats Of Sealant And Many Layers Of Dust
How My Co-Worker Removes Ram
No I Can’t Move My Router (Virgin Media) Provided / Installed This Absolutely Useless Coaxial Cable
It Finally Happened At My Work. "New Build, Not Turning On"
Ticket Submitted: "There's Fire Coming Out Of The Side Of The Computer"
"I Had A Little Trouble Pulling Out The Graphics Card"
"there is a clip on the back of the slot, you just need to....oh, ok. Nevermind"
My Brother Wanted To Turn Off His Laptop With A Plate With Food In The Other Hand....
No. No, No, No. No
Cabling Chaos
My Boyfriend Is Trying To Solder A M.2 Port Onto His Server. Needless To Say, Im Judging
This Is What Peak Performance Looks Like
This Chipset Blew Up. Rip My P9x79-Ews Motherboard
"If It Fits, It Sits" From Ppc On Facebook
"My Machine Isn't Turning On" Yeah Mate I Wonder Why
Surface Pro Type Cover After 2 Years Of Daily Use. Still Works
My Mom "Didn't Like The Yellowed Colour" So She Decided To Put Nail Polish On The Printer Despite My Objections
Customer Couldn't Figure Out Why His Switches Wouldn't Link. That's Fiber
Jebus.. This Is How You Treat A Brand New Hdd From An Enterprise Level Distributor?!
I Dont Know About You But This Is Disgusting
That looks like the “new” laptop I was issued at work. I spent nearly an hour cleaning the mystery gunk off.
Hard Drive Was In The Way Of The Psu
Looks like that HDD compartment unscrews so it can be removed altogether. No cutting necessary
In Case Anyone Wondered How To Wire Up Your iPad Charger
iPad Not Charging
Was this before or after the pic above? (#96 In Case Anyone Wondered How To Wire Up Your iPad Charger)
This Guy Sells A Watercooled 2080ti Because Of Overheating
Not Too Wild Or Crazy: Previous Guy Just Didn't Follow Instructions
Had To Use The Angle Grinder At The Xmas Present For My GF - Tripple Monitor Arm, Whichs Vesa Mount Would Have Obstructed The Hdmi In Of One Monitor
A technician from my internet provider once told me that the bane of his life were squirrels that chewed through the cables that ran across the poles.
I read somewhere that squirrels are the #1 cause of power outages across the US. Politician corruption was the #1 cause of power outages in Texas. :) (sorry. the squirrel thing is true though)
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A technician from my internet provider once told me that the bane of his life were squirrels that chewed through the cables that ran across the poles.
I read somewhere that squirrels are the #1 cause of power outages across the US. Politician corruption was the #1 cause of power outages in Texas. :) (sorry. the squirrel thing is true though)
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